Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-12


as follows:
An Act defining pure Wine and for the pre-
The people of the State of California repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows;
Section ]. Foz the purposes of this Act pure
wine shall be- defined us follows The juice of
grapes ferrAented, preserved, or fortified for use
as a beverage. or as medicine. by methods
| recognized as legitimate, according to the pro
visions of this Act unfermented grape juice
containing ne addition of distilled spirits, may
be denominated, according to popular custom
and demand. as wine only when described as
''unfermclted wine, and shall be deemed pure
| only when preserved for use Us beverage or
medicine, in accordance with the provisions of
| this Act. Pure grape must shall be deemed to
| be pure grape must from which water has been
extracted by evaporation for purposes OF preser-
walton. or increase of saccharine strength. Dry
wine is that produced by complete fermentation
of saccharine contained in must. sweet wine Is
! that which contains more or less saccharine ap-
preciable to the taste. Fortified wine is that
| wine to which distilled spirits have been added
| to increase alcoholic strength, for purposes of
preservation only, and shall be held to be pure
| when the spirits so used are the product of the
grape only. Pure champagne or sparkling wine,
| is that which contains carbonic acid gas or et-
| fervescence produced only by natural fermenta-
| ton of saccharine matter of musts, or partially
Z fermented wine in bottle.
Section q In the fermentation, preservation
and fortifcation of pure wine it shall be spe-
| officially understood that no materials shall be
| used intended as substitutes for grapes or any
part of grapes; no eoloring matters shall be
| ADDED which are not the pure products of grapes
| during fermentation, or by extraction from
grapes with the aid OF pure grape spirits: no
| foreign fruit juices and no spirits imported from
! foreign countries, whether pure or compounded
with fruit juices or other material not the pure
product of grapes, shall be used for any pur-
pose; no aniline dyes, salicylic acid, glycerine
| alum or other chemical antiseptics or ingre-
/ dients recognized deleterioHs to the health of
\ consumers or as injurious to the reputation of
wine as pure, by authorities constituted by this
| Act shall be permitted; and no distilled spirits
shall be added except for the sole purpose of
| preservation, and without the intention of en-
abling trade to lengthen the volume of fortified
dry wine by the addition of water or other
| wine weaker in alcoholic strength.
Section 3. In the fermentation and preserva-
| ton of pure wine, and during the operations of
| fning and clarifying, removing defects, improy-
| ing qualities, blending and maturing. no meth
DDS shall be employed which essentially con-
| fict with the provisions of the preceding sec
| lions of this Act, and no materials for the pro-
motion of fermentation, of the assistance of any
of the operations of wine treatment which shall
| be condemned as injurious to the consumer or
| reputation of wine as pure by the authorities
constituted by this Act; provided. that it shall
be expressly understood that the practices of u.s.
| ing pure tannin in small quantities, leayen to
excite fermentation only, and not to increase
| the material for the production of alcohol:
| water before, or during but not after fermenta-
tion for the purpose of decreasing the saccha-
rine strength of musts to enable perfect fermen-
tation; and the natural products of grapes in the
pure forms as they exist in pure grape musts.
skins and seeds; sulphur fumes to disintect
cooperage and prevent disease in wine; and
pure gelatinous and albuminious substances
for the sole purpose OF assisting filming carifi
| cation shall be specifically permitted in the OPP
erations hereinbefore mentioned, in accordance
with recognized legitimate custom.
Section L. II shall be unlawful to sell, or eX-
pose, or offer to sell under the name of wine,
1s.,,rn
names designating pure wines, or pure musts,
as hereinbefore classified and defined or brand
| ed, labeled, or designated in any way as wine
or musts, or by any name popularity and COM
mercially used a designation of wine pro-
duced from grapes, such as claret, burgundy,
hook. Sauterne, port, sherry, Madeira and An
gelica, any substance, or compound, except pure
wine, or pure grape must or pure grape con-
densed must, as defined by this Act, and pro-
duced in accordance with and subject to the re-
strictons herein set forth provided, that this
Act shall not apply to liquors imported from any
| foreign country, which are taxed upon entry by
custom laws in accordance with specific duty
and contained i'll original packages. or vessels,
and prominently branded, labeled or marked,
so us to be known to all persons as foreign pro-
ducts, excepting, however, when such liquors
contain authorizations of artificial coloring mat
tets, antiseptic chemicals or other ingredients
known to be deleterious to the health of con-
sumers, may be determined by authorities
constituted by this Act and pT0rtded further that
this ACT shall not apply to currant-wine, goose
berry-wine or wines made from other fruits
than the grape which are labeled or branded
and designated and sold, or offered, or exposed
for sale under names, including the word wine
but also expressing distinctly the fruit from
which they are made as gooseberry-wine, elder
berry-wine, or the like.
Section 5. Exceptions from the provisions of
this Act shall be made in the case of pure
champagne or sparkling wine so far as to per-
nit the use of crystsllized sugar in sweetening
the same according to usual customs but in no
other respect.
Section 6. All contracts for the payment of
money or any valuable consideration on ac-
count of the production, sale delivery of
wine, grape must OF condensed grape must,
wherein there has been no agreementin writing
| specifying clearly that products other than
| those defined as pure by this Act and produced
in accordance with the provisions hereof are
intended to be produced, sold or purchased,
shall become void if in such production, sale or
delivery there has been any violation of the
provisions OF this Act All actual production
under contract or agreement oral or written, as
well as all sales and deliveries effected in viola
ton of the intention and provisions of this Act
shall constitute actual fraud, and any person or
| persons against whom such fraud has been
committed shall have the right to recover dam
ages by suit commenced in any Court of com
petent jurisdiction against the offending party
! or parties and in case judgment shall be rem
dered in his favor, he shall recover in addition
| to the amount of damages awarded, also the
| costs of suit and such reasonable attorney fees
| as the Court NAV allow. 1t shall be a INSIDE
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| grape must or condensed grape must any sub
| stance in violation of Section of this Act
| Section I. Within three months from the date
| OF the passage of this Act, the Board of State
Viticultural Commissioners and State Analyst
| shall meet and declare for the information of
| the public what methods of production and
| treatment of wine may be specially injurious TO
| the health of consumers and the reputation of
| pure wines and musts, including and in addi-
| ton TO those expressly forbidden by this Act,
and also such other methods as may be per-
! m hTff my of In
provisions hereof. and such declaration shall be
| published for thirty days in at least two daily
newspapers OF general circulation, and two
weekly papers having a general circulation in
wine-growing districts, and copies thereof shall
| be forwarded to the Secretary of State and the
| State Board of Health. Such declaration shall
be final for the purposes OF this Act provided.
however. that on complaint of any party, any
OF the provisions thereof may be referred to the
| State Board of Health for review, with respect
| to the admissibility or inadmissibility
cially mentioned in this Act, with respect
| TO influence upon the health of consumers, and
| the said State Board of Health may reverse or
confirm the same, and if reversed, such action
shall be final, aud shall be likewise published
| by the State Board of Viticultural Commission
erS in like manner rs heTeinbefore provided for;
| and such declaration may be amended or en-
| larged from time TO time, subject to such review
in like manner as first provided Tor and it shall
| constitute the authority for determining legit-
| innate methods and practices not specially de-
terullneu DN tnls Act provided, tnat the duties
and authorities of the State Analyst as herein
provided. be as follows: The said State Board
of Nticultural Commissioners shall, at least ten
| days prior to the time and meeting at which the
said Board will perform their duties as provided
| by this Act, give written notice to the State
Analyst whose duty il shall be TO advise with said
Board; and it shall be the duty of said Board,
and they are hereby vested with the power
whether the State Analyst complies with the
provisions hereby or MOTTO comply with the
provisions hereof
Section S. This Act shall take effect and be in
| force within ninety days after its passage.
Several changes were made by the COM
mittee, and others discussed, to be added
at future meeting Among the additions
to be made will probably be clause pro-
viding for some sort of State stamp. At
least such seemed to be the sentiment of
most members of the committee, inform
ally expressed after the meeting adjourned.